Microsoft rushes out software fix to prevent browser attacks

Reuters ^ | Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:02am IST | Jim Finkle

[GeronL]

doesn’t look or act any different, so far

[rarestia]

I’m on 23.0.1 and have had zero issues with my extensions or website accesses.

Ubuntu is great because they’ve singularly focused on making a user-centric experience without forgoing the utility and stability of Linux.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I look at a lot of Disto ros....

Because of some very specific issues on vision issues I have.

But my current favorite foi multiple reasons ios a Fedora based one from Australia....Korora. 64 bit Gnome version.

Distribution Release: Korora 19

Don't try release 18...ugly install!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Just hanging sounds like some kind of a hardware issue...like a hang with a driver for the internet hardware.

Do you have an older laptop?

[Billthedrill]

I hear good things about Linux MINT

Oh, yeah. I keep a "live" Mint thumb drive around for the inevitable day when the Winders OS is trashed. One of my colleagues sez, "why not just run the whole thing on Linux?" Because I PAID for the MS license, I sez, that's why.

She walked off laughing. Well, it seemed like a good enough reason at the time...

[arthurus]

No laptop, but this has happened with 3 desktops. I get pretty frustrated.

[TexasRepublic]

Have you tried older Dell computers? I have some old cast-off Dell Optiplex GX240 tower PCs where I work. 1.8 Mhz, 1 GB Ram. Hardly enough to run to XP anymore, but they run Linux great. In fact, I have not found a Linux version that the GX240 model won’t install and run. That’s what I’m using right now! I have used Ubuntu, Mint, Puppy, Mepis, and Knoppix on them, but prefer Ubuntu or Mint over the rest. The Dells are plentiful on eBay and often cost less than the shipping!

I have not had a single virus/malware incident in the last 4 years that I have used Linux. It beats the heck out of Windows.

[arthurus]

I do have one. I shall dig it out and try it.

[TexasRepublic]

Good luck. I recommend that you do NOT use the latest version of Ubuntu or Mint. The older versions fit on a CD instead of a DVD, which your computer may or may not have. The older versions are also lighter and zippier than the latest versions. You might also try the lighter X versions of Ubuntu or Mint, instead of Gnome or KDE versions. I am confident that you will find something that works well on an older Dell. That said, I’m running a very modified Ubuntu 11 that looks like Windows XP instead of the default Unity menu interface. Ubuntu 12 requires more horsepower.

[arthurus]

Thanks.

[dayglored]

> Ubuntu 12.04 is very stable ... I hear good things about Linux MINT

Hi GeronL,

I've been a RedHat family fan since 2001, RHEL and Fedora Core and CentOS, and still prefer it over other distros. However, the company I went to work for (as Sysadmin) this past March is about 90% Ubuntu, which I previously Did. Not. Like... Adaptation time.

I had occasion to put Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a couple workstations, and the Server version in a VM under Xen on my CentOS workstation. Also built the Server version into a couple of system servers for various purposes.

I agree with you -- it's very stable -- and in addition I find it relatively easy to work with. I'm not a fan of the desktop GUI setup (I'd probably shoehorn GNOME over it given the chance) but it works.

Overall, I second your recommendation of 12.04. Good stuff.

MINT I've only played with a little, it's okay but I didn't really get to know it well enough to form an opinion.

[GeronL]

Even if they used GNOME or let me dump the sidebar, it’s still a great Linux distro. If I had some better hardware I would still want Ubuntu, even if I added a Windows partition for playing games.

[dayglored]

FWIW, unless I need the absolute most performance, I've been running Windows in VMs almost exclusively. So much easier to recover from a scrogged install, broken registry, or other problems that might take more than 15 minutes to fix, when all you have to do is switch to the backup copy of the VM (I snapshot it about once a week, and before any risky activities).

That said, I have Win7 installed in a BootCamp partition on my Mac and it kicks a$$ running directly on the hardware. And zero compatibility issues with offbeat hardware due to virtualization. If I was a gamer I'd use the on-the-metal Windows install more I guess.

As it is, I spend 90% of my time in Linux at work, and 90% on a Mac at home; the rest in Windows when required. It'll be a fine day when games run as well on Linux as they do on Windows.

[GeronL]

Very true. Not one virus/malware incident here either. I also tried Puppy, Knoppix, PC-OS and others before being floored by Linux.

My laptop was a few years old when the HDD simply died. Geek Squad put in a new clean harddrive and were confused as to why I wanted it clean. (I couldn’t afford a new Windows) so I went through the Live CD’s I had made and chose Ubuntu easily.

On installation it didn’t have full screen, but that was a simple resolution change. Also the fan didn’t run but that was an amazingly easy fix too.

I have probably put a lot of crap on this clean HDD I should probably remove. Including a big Windows game I thought I could run in WINE but I am not technical enough to make that work. lol.

So I will need a Windows partition just big enough to put some games I want on (World of Tanks, Star Trek Online etc) and I would really be in business.

Then again, maybe I should just get a different laptop for that. Knowing that if it ever messes up royally I can always put a Linux on it.